1978 Topps #321 Santo Alcala
About Santo Alcala
The Seattle Mariners selected Alcala off waivers in 1978, and he was sent back to the Expos the same year. His last major-league appearance had come on September 25, 1977, when he relieved Jackie Brown in the seventh inning with Montreal trailing the Phillies 7-5 and pitched a scoreless inning. Card #321 shows him with Montreal.
Santo Alcala was a 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher from San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, who worked in the majors for the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos in 1976 and 1977. The Reds signed him as a teenager for $3,000 after he switched from first base to the mound in 1969. He pitched at Trois-Rivieres and Indianapolis, where he went 13-12 with a 2.76 ERA in 1975, and was named Pitcher of the Year in the Dominican winter league for the 1973-74 season while with Escogido. His 1976 rookie year with the Big Red Machine brought a World Series ring and a May 15 shutout of the Mets, though control problems followed him. Cincinnati traded him to Montreal on May 21, 1977, for Shane Rawley and Angel Torres. His big-league line was 14-11 with a 4.76 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 68 games.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 86 | 16 | 49 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #321 card?
It is card #321 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Santo Alcala of the Montreal Expos.
How many cards are in the 1978 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, and 728 collectible states: #23 Bump Wills comes with or without a black circle, and #374 Jose Morales with or without black stitching over the red laces, so the master set counts both states of each.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.